The human circle around the Capitol was completed:

[babylonsister]

And this is what I saw for the next hour and a half, coming down Capitol Hill. THIS gives me pride in my country:



And when I was walking towards 'home' up the hill, looking down on all the beautiful peace-loving people who went out of their way to try to make a difference, this stood out:

[FogerRox]

1. Sweet, it was empressive looking down that hill towards the

Indian Museum.

2 videos

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/1/28/162524/333

[babylonsister]

5. FogerRox ROCKS! Thanks for your generosity

in making and delivering all those videos, my friend! I haven't looked at it but do have it.
And your chanting, cheering, and presence made the day even better!

[FogerRox]

7. Oh please enjoy the DVD.

I love organizing loud events, LOL :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbWaAVNCjQ8

[omega minimo]

2. .

:yourock:

[brer cat]

3. Goosebumps and tears here.

I wish I could have been there!

Thanks to all of you who made the trip and told the world how true Americans feel!

[babylonsister]

10. That's great. You will go to the next one hopefully, Pay it forward. nt

[garybeck]

4. Abbie Hoffman would be proud!!!!

This is what I like to see. Wish I could have been there.

[Nictuku]

6. Hundres of Thousands?

I just watched the Sunday news program, Face the Nation, and he said 'Hundreds of thousands' of protesters. I wasn't sure I heard it right and played it again. Everywhere else I've read so far said 'tens of thousands'. I hope Sheifer didn't misspeak! That is awsome!

[FogerRox]

8. yup 400k, easy , maybe more.

2 DC videos, one gives you a good idea of how big it was

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/1/28/162524/333

[babylonsister]

9. I've heard about 500,000 people. Friends I was with thought it was bigger than

the 05 protest. Regardless, Schieffer was more honest than others; there were loads of people, though I don't know who might have an 'official' estimate. The pictures, from everyone, tell the story. The place was packed.

[redwitch]

11. nice pics!

I thought before noon that there were less people than Sept. 05, but then we were surrounded. Standing in front of the Capitol and watching the march which went on forever! In the Sept. march the route was more clear and we walked all of it. This one made no sense to me but it did allow me to get a better feel for the size of the crowd. It freaked me out a bit when that mob of people ran up the capitol steps and all those cops began arriving. I thought for sure things would get out of hand. If this war continues I believe the protests will get a lot more raucus.

[babylonsister]

16. I had no idea mobs were charging the Capitol. There was so

much going on, my biggest challenge was where to look first. It's great there were so many eyes out there so we all benefit.

[Jeanette in FL]

19. Its that fuzzy math they use

For all of us who were there, knows that it was in the hundreds of thousands.

[IndyOp]

12. Was this the first time in recent years that the Capitol was circled?

I just heard a caller on Air America say that it was the first time the Capitol was circled, so it is the largest protest so far.

True?

[babylonsister]

15. I honestly don't know if there's been a protest at the Capitol in

recent years. This one was directed at Congress; others may have been targeted at *. :shrug:

[kohodog]

22. 2005 went past the White House, a longer distance, hard to judge.

But it seemed like lots more people this time.

Not as many as NYC February 15, 2002 though. That was massive. But definately a good show though the media is downplaying the numbers as they always do. The helicopters that were monitoring have the scoop Bushco knows how many people were there and can extrapolate how many others who were unable to make it were represented.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

24. Oh it was completely surrounded-

it would have been the perfect chance for
the people to take it back!

[youthere]

13. Thank you so much for posting this. What a lift!

[bdamomma]

14. what a beautiful sight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lovuian]

17. I'm so proud of them

:patriot:

[The Straight Story]

18. Wow, there must have been at least 300 people there

or so we will hear on fox, rush, etc :)

[Jeanette in FL]

20. That is absolutely beautiful

It gives me chills.

I know that for almost an hour we didn't move at all. And it was shoulder to shoulder the whole way around.

[tnlefty]

21. Awesome and thanks for posting this!

I just called my 11 yr. old to look at this and it reminded him of when he and I were there in Sept. (he was 9 at the time). He really wanted to attend this time, but I had to take his older brother to Knoxville to participate in a jazz clinic, and his Dad came up with many reasons to not go.

I think there's another march planned in June, and I've told him we'll try REALLY hard to attend!

Thanks again!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. Alas my local bird cage liner had zero photos

anywhere on the front page